the 5 most read posts of 2014

a few of your favorite posts from 2014, if you’d like to see – my-sea-story-living-in-turks-and-caicos-with-a-babymy life in turks and caicos with a baby – the pros and cons of island life (for me) with a newborn

my-sea-story-parrot-cay-1our wedding anniversary weekend – a 20 minuted boat ride away, we escaped with julia to parrot cay

2014-02-08-myseastoryjulia – the most challenging and rewarding time of my life, almost a year ago

my-sea-story-1910 days in turks and caicos – what we did when my family came to visit in turks & caicos

my-sea-story-33copenhagen – our 4 day baby friendly trip we did last summer

christmas in turks and caicos

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how do we spend christmas in turks and caicos? it sure is different than in the city, with cold (and cozy) weather, enjoying time together by the fire place and eating roasted chestnuts.

it’s warm and sunny, there is little or no shopping, and we’re in flip flops and short sleeves all day. and because most of us are here without our families, we stick together and enjoy spending christmas with close friends. Continue reading

made in turks and caicos / from scratch

from-scratch-by-myseastory-1my friend annie is an awesome baker, the first time i met her she was making a gorgeous barbie cake for a 3 year old, but the best part was the cake tasted like heaven.

she is now making delicious macarons from scratch, here in turks and caicos – hence the name. Continue reading

the spa at the regent palms

the-spa-at-regent-palms-by-myseastory-1i’ve been living in turks and caicos for almost 4 year (scary) and honestly, i don’t know why it took me so long to try out the spa at the regent palms. i guess, deep inside, i like having things on my bucket list, and dislike the feeling of having done it all. i had visited the spa, and seen some amazing wedding settings, but last week i finally treated myself to a spa treatment. a few moments after having booked, i received a confirmation email, which i found both professional and helpful, since i tend to forget the exact time of my appointments. Continue reading

tci organics

tci-organics-by-myseastory-3my friend simone just launched tci organics in turks and caicos (only providenciales, for now),  more or less like the csa subscription in the us – all fruits and vegetables are organic – but because we barely have any local agriculture, all produce is brought in from the dominican republic, an island that is so close to us and have so many rich fruits and vegetables.

so last week we gave it a try, and this is what we got in our box… Continue reading